21 and Over 2013

Amy Nicholson, Birth.Movies.Death.: 21 & Over powers along with a winning Abercrombie bonhomie, IE naked guys and racism. Hilarious racism. Read more

Tom Russo, Boston Globe: Among the ingredients "21" is missing: the infectiously random silliness of a Zach Galifianakis, the smug hunkiness of a Bradley Cooper, and any sort of Vegas-y gloss whatsoever. Read more

Nicole Herrington, New York Times: These guys get into more trouble in one night than members of this film's target audience will encounter in their entire college lives. Read more

Claudia Puig, USA Today: 21 and Over is pretty much for people with an IQ of 21 and under. Read more

Nathan Rabin, AV Club: 21 & Over seems particularly redundant, since a film already exists that's exactly like The Hangover, only not as good: It was called The Hangover Part II. Read more

Christy Lemire, Associated Press: While comparisons to ''The Hangover'' are inevitable, ''21 & Over'' is actually reminiscent of a different and specific kind of movie: the early Vince Vaughn-Jon Favreau romp. Read more

Chase Wade, Dallas Morning News: An alcohol-fueled journey that becomes progressively more farfetched and, as the film's run time ticks on, increasingly unwatchable. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: One of those brashly formulaic all-night-long youth-party flicks that's redeemed by the speed and personality of the actors. Read more

William Goss, Film.com: ...condenses the familiarity of so many other party-hearty romps into 93 harried minutes. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: A raucous boys' night comedy that goes for the outrageous and hits it often enough. Read more

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: A cynical college-age "Hangover" redo with far, far fewer fully developed characters or inventive adventures. (And that's saying something.) Read more

Rafer Guzman, Newsday: All, or at least some, might be forgiven if there were just one likable character or memorable joke. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Lucas and Moore don't bother to come up with a single funny joke. Instead they apparently hope that combining racist and sexist insults with unfocused mayhem will be diversion enough. Read more

Kyle Smith, New York Post: I don't think I've ever seen someone ralph in super-slo-mo while riding a mechanical bull before, so kudos for originality there, I guess. Read more

Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: Writer-directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore find a nice balance between the over-the-top high jinks and an emotional core, which unexpectedly crystallizes relatively late in the movie. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Here is a youth comedy that is leering, offensive, politically incorrect, at times even disgusting, and yet not a bummer. Read more

Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times: Bleech. Tasteless. Even worse, unfunny. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: This is comedy on a familiar train where every stop is reassuringly predictable. Read more

Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: Everything is done to excess with the needle on the gross-out meter buried in the red. Read more

Alonso Duralde, TheWrap: 21 & Over provides lots of fun while the beer flows. Too bad the R.A. felt like he had to come in and ask everyone about their major. Read more

Peter Debruge, Variety: This play-it-safe debut delivers, but doesn't exactly surprise, proving Lucas and Moore like their protagonists wasted, but not their opportunities. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Village Voice: You can't hate 21 & Over, and you can't laugh at it. The most you can do is just pity it for not being as outrageous as it thinks it is. And as any guy will tell you, being pitied is the ultimate humiliation. Read more

Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture: In the end, 21 and Over is more exhausting - and exhausted - than funny or wild. Read more